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| By Michael Izzo
| Staff Writer

Twenty-five people were arrested after a month­long investigation into the sale of heroin and prescription drugs in Roxbury and Hopatcong, police said.

"This is a significant dent in drug distribution in Morris and Sussex County," said Roxbury Police Chief James Simonetti, who announced the arrests with Hopatcong Police Chief Robert Brennan during a press conference here Wednesday.

Of the 25 arrested, 16 were from Hopatcong, eight from Roxbury and one from Mount Olive. The suspects range in age from 19 to 35 years old. ...